by Stephen Fox » Sun Jul 21, 2013 2:54 am
Quoting a friends facebook post:
1) The Daily Caller isn't exactly a neutral source. 2) Making this some sort of "women's rights" issue is a red herring. 3) NO ONE is questioning or reviewing ANYONE'S right to "defend my wife and children from a home invasion." In theory, yes, it sounds good that as a law-abiding citizen, you should not have to retreat before defending yourself. IN PRACTICE, however, it's a very, very good thing to have that legal requirement in place before bullets start flying. Here's why: in states with stand your ground laws like Florida's, legally, the smartest thing you can do in ANY altercation involving guns is to make sure the other guy is dead and can't testify. It's not all that hard to take ANY situation and make a jury believe that you feared death or great bodily harm. Again, in theory, stand your ground laws are good; in practice, they are going to lead to more and more shootings (or they have already, depending on which research you believe). But on the bright side, gun manufacturers sales will continue to go up, as will NRA membership, which -- let's be honest -- is REALLY what at least some of this is about. Fear is good business.
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